This video explains how semiconductors work and how their electrical properties are controlled using band gaps and doping.

An international team of researchers from Forschungszentrum Jülich (Germany), Tohoku University (Japan), and École Polytechnique de Montréal (Canada) has made a significant discovery in semiconductor ...

Topological insulators could form the basis for revolutionary electronic components. However, as they generally only function ...

Researchers have created a topological insulator that keeps its quantum properties stable even at higher temperatures, ...

The word semiconductor is comprised of two words, semi (not complete) and conductor (something that can conduct electricity). Electricity is present everywhere, like in home appliances where current ...

Researchers have demonstrated that by using a semiconductor with flexible bonds, the material can be moulded into various structures using nano containers, without altering its composition, the ...

A ‘hole’ arises due to a missing electron in the valence band, which normally participates in covalent bonding between atoms. The absence of an electron creates a local absence of a negative charge, ...

Topological insulators usually only work at very low temperatures. Researchers at the University of Würzburg have now ...